一把钥匙开一把锁 yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ

DEFINITIONS

  1. One key opens one lock.
  2. There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
把 bǎ
HSK 3
hold, take; guard; regard as
钥 yào
HSK 4
key; lock
匙 shi
HSK 4
spoon; surname
开 kāi
HSK 1
open; initiate, begin, start
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
把 bǎ
HSK 3
hold, take; guard; regard as
锁 suǒ
HSK 5
lock, padlock; shackles, chains